Photos of the week

Instead of his sleigh Santa Claus was seen driving a NCTD transit bus this morning south on Camino Del Mar though downtown Del Mar. Long time NCTD bus driver James Foreman wears a Santa outfit every year at Christmas time.
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At Chabad of Poway, Rabbi Mendy Rubenfeld led participants in the lighting of the menorah marking the first night of Hanukkah on Tuesday. Jacob Aris lights the menorah as Rabbi Rubenfeld and other participants take in the event. Rabbi Rubenfeld ...
— Sean M. Haffey

The United African American Ministerial Action Council is partnering with the San Diego District Attorney's office in a gun buyback program where citizens are given gift cards. San Diego police officer John Signorino looked through the scope of an AR-15 ...
— John Gibbins

Derrick Banks, left, trimmed and styled hair all morning as a volunteer effort for Christmas on Imperial 2011. Christmas on Imperial started off Sunday morning with a stop at the Imperial Barber Shop where a select group of children were ...
— Peggy Peattie

Alec Johnson, 13, stacks breakfast burritos at Long Island Mike’s Pizza on a recent Sunday morning. Alec and his group of middle-school friends and parent volunteers have made more than 7,000 burritos for homeless people in downtown San Diego.
— Eduardo Contreras